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What is General Knowledge?

The public knowledge communicated by a range of non-specialist masses encompassing a wide subject range. General erudition: knowledge of many things.


What does General Knowledge talk about?

Knowledge about anything, anyone, anyplace in the universe. General acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation. General knowledge is also moderately associated with verbal ability, though only weakly or not at all with numerical and spatial ability.


Why is General Knowledge Needed?

There are studies that found General Knowledge can predict exam results. The study examined personality predictors &cognitive ability in student's exam performance which found General knowledge was positively related with overall exam results.


Where we need General Knowledge?

  • Bank Exams
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  • Railway Examinations
  • Defense Examinations
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Who has been elected as the first woman chairman of Indian Bank's Association (IBA)?

A) Usha Ananthasubramanian B) Shikha Sharma
C) Kaku Nakhate D) Chanda Kochhar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Usha Ananthasubramanian

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Flowers in which polllination takes place by insect their pollen grains are ________

A) Smooth and dry B) Rough and sticky
C) Rough and dry D) Large in Size
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rough and sticky

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Geostationary orbit is at a height of

A) 6 km B) 1000 km
C) 3600 km D) 36,000km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 36,000km

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At the center of the sun, fusion converts hydrogen into

A) Helium B) Plutonium
C) Water D) Carbon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Helium

Explanation:

At the center of the sun, nuclear fusion converts hydrogen into helium, energy, and neutrinos. Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei are combined to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles (neutrons or protons).

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Which of the following is a microeconomic statement? 

A) The price of personal computers declined last year. B) Unemployment was 6.8 percent of the labor force last year.
C) The real domestic output increased by 2.5 percent last year. D) The general price level increased by 4 percent last year.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The price of personal computers declined last year.

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Teressa Island is located in which union territory of India?

A) Andaman & Nicobar B) Pondicherry
C) Delhi D) Lakshadweep
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Andaman & Nicobar

Explanation:

Teressa Island is located in Andaman & Nicobar of India.

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Who has been elected as Chairman and CEO of KPMG India in 2017 ?

A) Richard Rekhy B) John Veihmeyer
C) Subir Moitra D) Arun M Kumar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Arun M Kumar

Explanation:

KPMG in India announced the election of Arun M. Kumar as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the firm for a five-year term, on February 5, 2017.
Arun Kumar succeeds Richard Rekhy, who led the firm as CEO for over four years. Arun Kumar was elected by the KPMG India Board and ratified by the India Partners. The firm executed a well-defined governance process for the selection of the CEO that aligns with the objective of building on its success as well as attracting the best talent available for this role. Arun Kumar brings a wealth of international leadership experience to KPMG India, including his tenure in public service in the United States for the last three years as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of US and Foreign Commercial Service in the Obama Administration.

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The fact that two large ships travelling on close parallel courses in the same direction tend to move towards each other can be explained by

A) Bernoulli's principle B) Magnetic properties of the ship's material
C) Newton's third law of motion D) Earth's gravitational force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bernoulli's principle

Explanation:

The rapid flow of air between the two moving ships causes a reducton of pressure (Bernoulli's principle) , so they (the ships) are drawn closer together

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